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ouvrier(-ère)

Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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English
French
French

I. working class N

working class
classe f ouvrière
the working classes
les classes fpl laborieuses

II. working class ADJ

working class area, background, childhood, family, life
ouvrier/-ière
working class culture, London
prolétarien/-ienne
working class person
de la classe ouvrière

jumped-up [Brit, Am ˈˌdʒəmp ˈtəp] ADJ pej

jumped-up clerk, waiter:

jumped-up
prétentieux/-ieuse
you're just jumped-up working-class!
tu n'es qu'un ouvrier parvenu!

solidly [Brit ˈsɒlɪdli, Am ˈsɑlədli] ADV

1. solidly (strongly):

solidly built
solidement

2. solidly (densely):

solidly packed crowd
compact
solidly packed earth
très tassé

3. solidly (continuously):

solidly work, rain
sans interruption

4. solidly (staunchly):

solidly conservative, socialist
à cent pour cent
solidly respectable
parfaitement
they are solidly behind him
ils le soutiennent massivement
it's a solidly working-class area
c'est une zone essentiellement ouvrière

proud [Brit praʊd, Am praʊd] ADJ

1. proud (satisfied):

proud person, parent, winner
fier/fière (of de, of doing de faire)
proud owner
heureux/-euse
to be proud of oneself
être fier de soi
I was proud that I had been chosen
j'étais fier d'avoir été choisi
she is proud that he has won
elle est fière qu'il ait gagné
I'm working-class and proud of it
j'appartiens à la classe ouvrière et j'en suis fier
I hope you're proud of yourself! iron
tu peux être fier de toi! iron
it was his proud boast that he had won the gold medal
sa grande fierté était d'avoir gagné la médaille d'or

2. proud (self-respecting):

proud person, nation, race
fier/fière
proud pej
orgueilleux/-euse, fier/fière

3. proud (great):

proud day, moment
grand

4. proud Brit (protruding):

proud
protubérant
fill the hole proud
bouchez le trou en laissant une protubérance
to stand proud of crack, hole, surface
dépasser
to do sb proud (entertain)
traiter qn royalement
to do sb proud (praise)
faire honneur à qn
your honesty does you proud
ton honnêteté te fait honneur
to do oneself proud
ne rien se refuser
French
French
English
English

popu [pɔpy] ADJ inf

popu
working-class

faubour|ien (faubourienne) [fobuʀjɛ̃, ɛn] ADJ

faubourien accent:

faubourien (faubourienne)
working-class Parisian attr

banlieue [bɑ̃ljø] N f

1. banlieue (périphérie):

banlieue
suburbs pl
la proche/moyenne/grande banlieue
the inner/intermediate/outer suburbs
banlieue sud/nord
southern/northern suburbs
vivre en lointaine banlieue
to live in the outer suburbs
Versailles est en banlieue
Versailles is in the suburbs
une ville de banlieue
a suburban town
université/hôpital/pavillon de banlieue
suburban university/hospital/house
le problème des banlieues
the social problems of the suburbs

2. banlieue (quartier):

banlieue
suburb
une banlieue résidentielle/industrielle/ouvrière/rouge inf
a residential/an industrial/a working-class/a communist suburb

I. dortoir [dɔʀtwaʀ] N m

dortoir
dormitory

II. (-)dortoir COMP

banlieue-/ville-dortoir
dormitory suburb/town
faubourg
working class area (on the outskirts)
gamin des faubourgs
working-class kid inf
classe populaire
working class
classe ouvrière
working class

in the PONS Dictionary

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English
French
French

working-class ADJ

working-class
ouvrier(-ère)

working class N

working class
classe f ouvrière

ethos [ˈi:θɒs, Am -θɑ:s] N no pl

ethos
esprit m
working-class ethos
culture f prolétaire
the middle/working class
la classe moyenne/ouvrière
French
French
English
English

I. prolétaire [pʀɔletɛʀ] ADJ

prolétaire
working-class
prolétaire
proletarian form

II. prolétaire [pʀɔletɛʀ] N mf

prolétaire
proletarian

populaire [pɔpylɛʀ] ADJ

1. populaire (du peuple):

république populaire
people's republic

2. populaire (destiné à la masse):

populaire
popular
bal populaire
local dance

3. populaire (plébéien):

populaire goût
common
quartier populaire
working-class area
classes populaires
working classes
être d'origine populaire
to have a working-class background

4. populaire (qui plaît):

populaire
well-liked
populaire personne
popular

I. ouvrier (-ière) [uvʀije, -ijɛʀ] ADJ

ouvrier (-ière) classe, mouvement, quartier, syndicat
working-class
ouvrier (-ière) conflit, législation, condition
industrial
ouvrier (-ière) militant
labour Brit
ouvrier (-ière) militant
labor Am

II. ouvrier (-ière) [uvʀije, -ijɛʀ] N m, f (travailleur manuel)

ouvrier (-ière)
worker
ouvrier d'usine/spécialisé
factory/unskilled worker
ouvrier professionnel [ou qualifié]
skilled worker

origine [ɔʀiʒin] N f

1. origine (commencement):

origine
beginning
à l'origine
in the beginning
dès l'origine
from the beginning

2. origine (cause):

origine d'un échec
cause
quelle est l'origine de ...?
what caused this ...?

3. origine (ascendance, provenance):

origine
origin

Phrases:

des origines à nos jours
from its origins to the present day
avoir son origine dans qc, tirer son origine de qc
to originate from sth
avoir son origine dans qc, tirer son origine de qc coutume
to have its origins in sth
être à l'origine de qc personne
to be behind sth
être à l'origine d'un mal chose
to be the cause of an evil
appellation/certificat d'origine
label/certificate of origin
un mot d'origine grecque/belge
a word of Greek/Belgian origin
être d'origine française/ouvrière
to have French origins/a working-class background
d'origine paysanne/noble
from peasant/noble stock
prolo
working class
les milieux populaires
the working class
in the PONS Dictionary
English
English
French
French

working-class ADJ

working-class
ouvrier(-ère)

working class N

working class
classe f ouvrière
the middle/working class
la classe moyenne/ouvrière
French
French
English
English

I. prolétaire [pʀɔletɛʀ] ADJ

prolétaire
working-class
prolétaire
proletarian form

II. prolétaire [pʀɔletɛʀ] N mf

prolétaire
proletarian

populaire [pɔpylɛʀ] ADJ

1. populaire (du peuple):

république populaire
people's republic

2. populaire (destiné à la masse):

populaire
popular
bal populaire
local dance

3. populaire (plébéien):

populaire goût
common
quartier populaire
working-class area
classes populaires
working classes
être d'origine populaire
to have a working-class background

4. populaire (qui plaît):

populaire
well-liked
populaire personne
popular

I. ouvrier (-ière) [uvʀije, -ijɛʀ] ADJ

ouvrier (-ière) classe, mouvement, quartier, syndicat
working-class
ouvrier (-ière) conflit, législation, condition
industrial
ouvrier (-ière) militant
labor

II. ouvrier (-ière) [uvʀije, -ijɛʀ] N m, f (travailleur manuel)

ouvrier (-ière)
worker
ouvrier d'usine/spécialisé
factory/unskilled worker
ouvrier professionnel [ou qualifié]
skilled worker

origine [ɔʀiʒin] N f

1. origine (commencement):

origine
beginning
à l'origine
in the beginning
dès l'origine
from the beginning

2. origine (cause):

origine d'un échec
cause
quelle est l'origine de ...?
what caused this ...?

3. origine (ascendance, provenance):

origine
origin

Phrases:

des origines à nos jours
from its origins to the present day
avoir son origine dans qc, tirer son origine de qc
to originate from sth
avoir son origine dans qc, tirer son origine de qc coutume
to have its origins in sth
être à l'origine de qc personne
to be behind sth
être à l'origine d'un mal chose
to be the cause of an evil
appellation/certificat d'origine
label/certificate of origin
un mot d'origine grecque/belge
a word of Greek/Belgian origin
être d'origine française/ouvrière
to have French origins/a working-class background
d'origine paysanne/noble
from peasant/noble stock
les milieux populaires
the working class

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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

the middle/working class
la classe moyenne/ouvrière

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

It used to be a jumped-up garnish, now it's a high achiever with a will to win.
www.thestar.com
It is no coincidence that radio was quickly exploited by jumped-up idealists and political propagandists -- it offered one-way communication with a mass audience -- but before long there was a backlash.
www.ft.com
This jumped-up office boy had no right to impugn the lady's right to use the government's services, to which she was legally entitled.
www.digitaljournal.com
That could soon change, though, thanks to a jumped-up inkjet printer.
gizmodo.com
Did these jumped-up petty bureaucrats not realise that he had driven the equivalent of two-and-a-half times round the world?
www.dailymail.co.uk

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